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Procrastination as Infrastructure

Building better systems for doing the work is often a way to avoid the work itself. Infrastructure converts uncertainty into certainty, but the certainty belongs to the infrastructure, not to the outcome.

Note Jul 2026 · 2 minute note · procrastination
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